It has been suggested that adults make upwards of 35,000 decisions each day. Some decisions are trivial while others can be life altering. One decision my wife and I made this year has already proved to be life changing: our decision to join Valley Forge Baptist (VFB). When Krystal and I moved from Philadelphia to Collegeville, the plan didn’t include …

Have you ever been lied to? I’m sure you have at some point. Lies are misleading and very hurtful. What makes being lied to even worse is when we believe the lie we’ve been told. The result? Mistakes, heartache, wasted time, and unnecessary suffering. In my own life, I have believed a few lies that left me with the feeling …

On February 9, 2011, Dave Davis walked into the hospital for a “routine” diverticulitis surgery. Three surgeries later, he was taken to a hospital near Philadelphia. Infection began to seize his body. After Dave had spent 13 days in a coma, on a ventilator, and his kidneys were failing, the doctors gave his wife, Ellen, virtually no hope. But 80 days later, Dave …

Help for Parents Parenting Classes – Every Wednesday 7;15pm Technology is a two-edged sword for parents. Smart phones and tablets bring the information of the world to the finger tips of our children. But we are all very aware of the dark side of the internet. WebMD lists the top Four Dangers of the Internet for children and teens: 1) …

A mission statement has become a popular tool for businesses to clearly communicate the purpose of their existence. Here are a few of the mission statements of some of the largest companies in the world: Google: Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Facebook: Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to share and …

A lot of people say, “I want to be a Christian but I don’t need a church.” That’s like saying, “I want to play football in the NFL but not be on any team…. I want to be a soldier but not have a platoon…. I want to play a French horn but not be in an orchestra…. I want …

A churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. “I’ve gone for 30 years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard over 3,000 sermons. But, for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one of them. So, I think I’m …

Literally millions of people in the world can genuinely say, “I love my church!” These people have experienced the blessing of a church family that loves God, exalts Jesus Christ, and shows love and forgiveness to one another. It is among this kind of church family that people come to know the Lord as their personal Savior and begin to …